Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Amendment Determination 2000 (No. 2)

I, MARK ANTHONY JAMES VAILE, Minister for Trade, make this Determination under section 10A of the Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972.

Dated 27 July 2000

MARK VAILE

Minister for Trade

 

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Amendment Determination 2000 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences, or is taken to have commenced, as follows:

 (a) on 1 July 2000 — sections 1 to 3 and Schedule 1;

 (b) on gazettal — Schedule 2.

3 Amendment of Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Determination 2000

  Schedules 1 and 2 amend the Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Determination 2000 as amended by the Consular Privileges and Immunities (Indirect Tax Concession Scheme) Amendment Determination 2000 (No. 1).

 

Schedule 1 Amendments taken to have commenced on 1 July 2000

(section 3)

[1] After subsection 6 (3)

insert

 (4) Despite anything in subsection (2) or Schedule 1, an acquisition of warehoused goods (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901) is covered by this Determination if:

 (a) the goods were entered for warehousing (within the meaning of that Act) before 31 July 2000; and

 (b) the importation of the goods is covered by the exemption from customs duties, taxes and related charges provided for by paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 50, or Article 62, of the Convention and section 5 of the Act.

[2] Schedule 1, after item 44

insert

45

Japan

Note   There are no exceptions to the standard package of concessions for this country

Schedule 2 Amendments commencing on gazettal

(section 3)

[1] Paragraph 6 (1) (ba)

substitute

 (ba) an acquisition of the following warehoused goods (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), the importation of which is covered by the exemption from customs duties, taxes and related charges provided for by paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 50, or Article 62, of the Convention and section 5 of the Act:

 (i) alcohol;

 (ii) tobacco;

[2] Schedule 1, item 96

substitute

96

United Kingdom

 

 

96.1

 

Any person, for the official use of the post

The concession is limited to services mentioned in paragraph 6 (1) (a) and goods

96.2

 

A consular officer, for personal use

The concession is limited to locally-manufactured motor vehicles, goods covered by paragraph 6 (1) (b) and alcohol and tobacco covered by paragraph 6 (1) (ba)